Bridging the Generation Gap

Read this summary of a presentation by Pam Cox-Otto about the recent "Generational Differences" workshop at Citrus College.

On the QT: Make a Course Connection

There was a new On the QT released last week. It is called "Make a Course Connection." It has some great resources about how our brain learns. Don’t miss Rita Smilkstein’s article “Teaching with the Brain-Based Natural Human Learning Process”.

You can read about it online, or if you would like to subscribe to our newsletters so that they show up in your e-mail box automatically, please send an e-mail to lchae@occ.cccd.edu asking to subscribe to On the QT.

"How To" Updated

We've made updates on a few of our "How To" articles. Check out the following articles about both designing and funding career centers as well as career assessments:

How to Offer the Best Career Assessments

How to Design a Career Center

How to Find Funding for Your Career Center

Again, you can view all of our "How To's" on under Tools & Resources on the Career Development Advisory Committee Website.

Career Quick Tip: On Blogging

Our newest Career Quick Tip was sent out earlier this week. Did you see? It featured some fascinating insight to, you guessed it, the blog! In case you missed it or if you would like to read it again, you can always view our latest Career Quick Tips under the Tools & Resources section of CCCareers.org.

Find out how a blog can help communications with co-workers, while familiarizing yourself in new ways to get connected with your students with tools they're already using.

If you would like to be added to our e-mailing list to begin receiving the latest Career Quick Tips as they are published, please e-mail Linda Chae at lchae@occ.cccd.edu, with the subject line "Subscribe to Career Quick Tips"

"How To" Updated

We have three new "How To" articles. Please take a look and then go to the survey on the left side of the blog home page and check which ones you think would be appropriate to send to the new counselors in our regions.

How to Help the Undecided Student

How to Find and Use Career Information

How to Market Your Career Center

Professional Development

Take a look at the list of professional development workshops that might be of interest to counselors and career center staff: http://www.cccareers.org/cda/uploads/ProfDevWorkshops2007-2008.xls



Regional Workshops - Spring 2008

Region 1 and 2 - April 4th in Sacramento and outlying areas by videoconference.
Region 3 and 4 - April 11th in Fort Mason
Region 5 - February 29th at Fresno City College
Region 6 - date and location in Santa Barbara to be determined
Region 7 - April 29th at Compton Vocational Technology Center
Region 8 - March 13th at Saddleback College
Region 9 - April 2nd at Riverside Community College
Region 10 - April 3rd at the San Diego Zoo

edit 1-4-2008: dates and locations updated

Presentations by committee members

Lisa and I will present to the Academic Senate "Counseling Faculty Development Institute" on Feb 24th 8:45 am http://www.asccc.org/Events/CFD.htm